Cheese-cover for cutters.



F. M. WILSON.

CHEESE COVER FOR CUTTERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-18. 1912.

1,175,212. 1 Patented 11111 111916.

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FORREST M. WILSON, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 COMPUTING CHEESE- CUTTER COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, A CORPORATION INDIANA.

CHEESE-COVER FOR commas.

Specification of LettersIPatent. r P te ted, Mar, 14, 1916.

Application filed November 18, 1912. Serial No. 732,098.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, Foannsr M. Wilson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Cheese-Cover for Cutters, of WhlCll the following is a. specification.

There are at the present time a very considerable number of cheese cutters comprising a. horizontally rotatable cheese carrying table and a vertically reciprocable knlfe generally arranged radially, in a vertical plane, relative to the table. It is undesirable to allow the cheese to remainuncovered while on this table and it is the object of my present invention to provide a cover of m1n1- mum size. I

It is a further object ofmy invention to so form the upper corner of the cheese-carrying table and'the lower edge of the cover, and to so arrange the pivotal support for the cover that a substantially tight fit may be attained between the cover and the table without difficulty.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of my im- 7 proved cover, upon and around av cheesecutter and cheese indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a side elevation on a smaller scale of the complete apparatus; Fig. 3 a rear elevation; and Fig. 4 a fragmentary sectional detail.

In the drawings, 10 indicatesthe base of the cheese cutter and 11 indicates the horizontally rotatable cheese carrying table, the upper corner of which I prefer to chamfer as indicated at 12 in Fig. 4. The base 10 is provided with a pivotal support 13 for the knife carrying arm 11 and'I prefer to arrange the axis of the pivot 15 substantially in the plane of the chamfer 12, it being understood, of course, that the knife rests upon the table when the apparatus is'not in use.

My improved cover comprises two substantially semicylindrical mating sect1ons16 and 17 which are closed at their upper ends by the top plates 16 and 17 respectively. The two members 16 and 17 when in closed position form a substantially cylindrical inverted pan, the lower edge 18 of which is conveniently rolled and fitted in the. cham- "fer 12. The two' sections 16' and 17'a-re hinged together at the adjacent, edges of the cover members 16 and 17, as indicated at 19 and the side walls of one of the members are extended to overlap the adjacent po-rtions'of the side walls of the other'member. In the present drawings the side wall ofsection 17 'is extended as-indi'cated at 21 each extension being provided with a-seg? 'mental slot'22 receivinga pin 23 carried by the side wall of the adjacent section 16 and w 4 permitting a preliminary swing of sectionf 17 relative to section 16 as indicated in dotted lines at the left of Fig. 2.- Secured to the lower front portion ofsection' '17 is. a

handle 33. and I also prefer to provide the a side wall of section 17 with a sight opening 24 of considerable extent, said sight opening being closed, for sanitary reasons, by a transparent sheet 25. a

The vertical wall of inember 16 is slotted at its rear toaocommodate the frameof the cutter'l and this opening is covered by a cap 26 which is extended rearwardly and}: downward and provided with perforated; ears27 mounted upon pivot 15, the arrangement being such that the cover maybe swung independently of but concentric with the cutter l4. lVhen the cover is in closed position it will closely cover thecheese upon table 11 and fit. snu'gly in the chamfer 12 so asto properly preserve the cheese against drying. WVhen it is desired to dispense a portion of the cheese from the mainbody, the opera-1 tor will grasp handle 33 so as to lift sec tion 17 upon hinge 19, to the limit of'the swing'permitted by slot 22, whereupon the whole cover may be swung backwardly to, the position indicated by the dotted lines at the right of Fig. 2. Thispreliminary movement of the section '17 is for the purpose of insuring against any contact between the cover and the upper'forward cornerof the 1. The combination with a cheesecutter f having a horizontally rotatable table, and

a vertically swinging knife, ofan inverted. pan-hke cover pivotally supported adjacent j the cheese carrying table upon the knife 1 pivot, said cover comprising two mating sections hinged together near the top upon an axis substantially parallel with the pivotal axis of the cover.

2. The combination with a cheese cutter having a horizontally rotatable table, a support therefor, and-a vertically swinging kn fe mounted on said support to cooperate with the table, of an inverted pan-likecover covering said table and knife, said cover comprising two mating sections one hinged upon the table-support and the two hinged to-- I gether near the top upon an axis substantia,l ly,,para1lel with the pivotal=- axis of the cover. r t

3. The combination-with-a cheese cutter: having-a horizontally rotatable table, and

a vertically swingingknifeof an inverted pan-like cover pivotally supported adjacent the cheese carrying table upon the knife pivot, said cover comprising two mating sections hinged together, near the top upon an axis substantially parallel. with the pivotal axis of the'cover, .andthe lower edge 'of the a cover and theiupper cornerlof the cheese carryingtable formed. to telescope when the cover is in covering position. 7

4. The combinationwith' a cheese having a horizontally rotatable table, a support therefor, and a'vertically swinging pan-like cover pivotally supported adjacent the rotatable table upon the knife pivot said table forming a support for. the openlower end of the pan-like cover.

6. The combination with a cheese cutter having a horizontally rotatable table, a support therefor, and a, vertically swinging knife cooperating with said table, of an inverted pan-like cover covering said ;table and knife and pivotally supported upon the support adjacent the rotatable table, said cover being movable independently of the knife and when lifted rendering the knife accessible, and said table forming a support for the open lower end of'the pan-like cover.

7. The combination with a cheesecutter having a horizontally movable cheese carrying table, a support therefor, and an associated cheese cutting knife, of an inverted pan-like cover movably supported upon the support adjacent the movable table so as to cover the table and knife, said cover becutter ing movable independently of theknife and 5 when: lifted rendering the knife accessible, and said table forming a support for the openlower end of the pan-like cover.

8. The combinationiwith a .cheeseicutter having a horizontally movable tableand a vertically swinging knife, of a cover member inclosin'g said table, said cover member comprising a portion rpivotally supported upon the knife pivot. V

.9. In a device for..vending a commodity in portions, a commodity-supporting table,

a cotiperating swinging cutter and its sup-;

port, and a cover-for the table and cutter,

said power being pivotally mounted-upon; the cutter-support to swing in the sameplane as said cutter but independently thereof. V V

10. In a device for vendingaicommodity in portions, a commodity-supporting. table, a cotiperatlng swinging cutter and its sup-, port, and awcover for the table, said cover being pivotally mountediuponthe cuttersupport to swing in the sameplane as said. cutter but independently thereof.

11. A cheese cutter. including a main 7 frame,,a turn-table mounted on the frame, a knife. frame pivotally connected :tothe main frame and a handlearm thereon, a.

knifesecured to the knife frame and the handle arm torest upon the turn-table, a

cover for the turn-table and the knife-frame and handle arm and also the knife provided with, a supporting arm and means for" hingedlyconnecting the arm of'the'cover.

with the main frame, so that-the cover-is movable separately from, the knife frame: 12. In a cheese cutter, the combination with: amain frame provided witha pivot,'a l

turn-tablev rotatably mounted on the main frame, a cutting knife frame connected to said pivot, and a knife secured to said knife; frame to rest when lnactive upon said turntable, of a cover connected to said pivot and removably covering said turn-tableand also said knife frame and knife when at rest.

l3.-In a cheese cutter, the combinations with a main frame provided with .a; pivot} a table on the main frame, and a knife frame connected to the-pivot and when at rest extending aboveitheitable, of a cover for the table having an arm connected to the pivotand extending overthe top and down opposite the two vertical sides ofthe.

pivoted portion of the knife frame.

14. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a main frame, a table mounted on the frame, a knife frame and a cover operatively con nected. together and also with the main frame to move together .or separately away from ortoward the table the cover Xtnd-' ingover the knife frame, and a cutting knife secured to the knifeframe;

15. In a cheese cutter, the combinationof 1 a main frame, a table mounted on the frame,

a knife frame and a cover therefor operatively connected together and also with the main frame to move away from or toward the table, the cover being supported to move either with or relatively to the knife frame, and a cutting knife secured to the knife frame.

16. In a. cheese cutter, the combination of a main frame, a table mounted on the frame, a knife frame pivotally connected with the main frame, a cover for the table and the knife frame having a hollow arm operatively connected with the knife frame and extending over a portion of the knife frame, and a knife secured to the knife frame.

17. In a device for vending a commodity in portions, a commodity-supporting table, a cooperating swinging cutter and its support, a cover for the table and cutter, said cover being pivotally mounted upon the cutter-support to swing independently of the cutter and in its movements to cover and uncover the entire table and cutter.

18. In a device for vending a commoditv in portions, a commodity-supporting table,

a cooperating swinging cutter and its sup-' port, and a cover for the table, said cover being pivotally mounted upon the cuttersupport to swing independently of the cutter and in its movements to cover and uncover the entire table.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 26th day of September, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

' FORREST M. WILSON.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. Hoon, FRANK A. FAHLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

